He absolutely busted it out of the box, and it turned out he needed to—he only beat that tag by a foot, at most.

The unconventional homer was Buxton's eighth of the season and tied the game at 3-3. While he's still batting just .239, Buxton has been hot of late—he's 12-for-26 with 9 RBI during his current eight-game hitting streak.

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